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1955 CHEVROLET PICKUP, VEHICLE ID: 152, CHEVROLET'S MANAGEMENT DUBBED THE 1955 TRUCKS THEIR 'TASK-FORCE' LINE. TASK-FORCE IS A NAVAL TERM. 'TASK' REFERS TO A SPECIFIC JOB OR SERIES OF JOBS THE TASK FORCE IS TO ACCOMPLISH AND 'FORCE' IS THE INHERENT POWER WITH WHICH THEY ACCOMPLISH THEIR TASKS. TASK-FORCE PICKUPS WERE ALL NEW. THEIR STYLING HALLMARKS INCLUDED THE TRUCK INDUSTRY'S FIRST WRAPAROUND WINDSHIELD. CHEVROLET ADVERTISING CALLED IT A 'SWEEP-SIGHT WINDSHIELD'. THIS IDEA WAS FIRST SHOWN THE YEAR BEFORE ON GM'S INNOVATIVE BUICK LESABRE CONCEPT MOTORAMA SHOW CAR. OTHER INTERESTING STYLING INNOVATIONS INCLUDED SHROUDED HEADLIGHTS IN VISORED FENDERS, A CLASSIC EGG CRATE GRILLE, RUNNING BOARDS CONCEALED BEHIND THE CAB DOORS AND AN OPTIONAL 'FULL VIEW REAR WINDOW' (WRAPAROUND). NEW FEATURES FOR DRIVER CONVENIENCE AND EASE OF OPERATION INCLUDED POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES, OVERDRIVE FOR HALF-TON PICKUPS, KEY-TURN STARTS, TUBELESS TIRES, A 12-VOLT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND A FOUR SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON SERIES 3000 PICKUPS. $15,900
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